language and occupation

Question 1

Herbert and Straight (1989)

Answer 1

Compliments tend to flow from those of higher rank to those of lower rank

Question 2

Vygotstky

Answer 2

language is a tool of the workplace

Question 3

Fairclough (1992) - Conversationalisation

Answer 3

Where workplace language use becomes more informal in a certain field of communication.

Fairclough noted such a process in professional discourse

Question 4

Herrgard (2000)

Answer 4

jargon is efficient

Question 5

Spolsky (1998)

Answer 5

group membership-
- language acts like a gatekeeper and gives overt prestige
by using jargon it excludes others who don’t understand it or use it

Question 6

Kollataj (2009)

Answer 6

Using jargon isn’t stigmatised when compared to other language choices that mark group boundaries, such as slang. Therefore, it is accepted as a form of language and this makes the use of jargon powerful.

Question 7

Roberts and Sarangi (1999)

Answer 7

workplace identities are negotiated through talk

Question 8

Herring (1992)

Answer 8

In an email discussion, men’s messages were almost twice as long the women’s

Question 9

Drew and Herritage (1992)

Answer 9

• Goal orientation
• Asymmetry
• Structure
• Turn Taking
• Allow contribution
• Professional lexis

Question 10

John Swales (2011)

Answer 10

web of discourse- the link between colleagues and how workplace language is varied

Question 11

Bordieu (1984)

Answer 11

language is something we can exchange for our own benefit